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OIL giant ExxonMobil looks set to sell the bulk of its North Sea assets to Norwegian financiers.
The company confirmed it is in exclusive talks to sell its assets in the central and Northern North Sea off Scotland to the HitecVision private equity business. HitecVision said a deal could be signed in the current quarter.
The proposed sale comes amid a shake-up in the North Sea that has been given fresh impetus by the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
A range of US majors have offloaded North Sea portfolios in recent years after deciding they could generate better returns on investment in areas such as the shale fields of their home country.